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Title: Lutherans Continue Assistance in Somalia ELCA NEWS SERVICE October 6, 1997 SOMALIA STILL NEEDS HELP While Somalia has dropped from the world's headlines its population remains in critical need of continuing humanitarian assistance. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America provides assistance through Action by Churches Together (ACT). Somalia still has no established legal government. Despite the fact that the overall security situation has improved, ACT reports, there is still fighting between armed factions. ACT has issued an appeal to provide for continuing relief and rehabilitation, including assistance with critical emergency needs, such as short term food aid, medical treatments, short term payment for rent and school fees for hardship families. Rehabilitation of the country's infrastructure continues. ACT is coordinating the digging of wells to replace the destroyed water supply network around Mogadishu. ACT is a worldwide network of churches, including the Lutheran World Federation, meeting human need through coordinated emergency response. For information contact: Ann Hafften, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html